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palatine bones

palatine bones is the plural of palatine bone.

Meaning of palatine bone

Noun

palatine bone (plural palatine bones)

  1. Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.

Questions about palatine bones

What is palatine bones the plural of?
Palatine bones is the plural of palatine bone.

Words near palatine bones in the dictionary

  1. palatine
  2. palatine aponeurosis
  3. palatine arteries
  4. palatine artery
  5. palatine bone
  6. palatine bones
  7. palatine gland
  8. palatine glands
  9. Palatine Hill
  10. palatine nerve
  11. palatine nerves

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